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The East Caln Township handbook

Living in East Caln Township, PA: what to set up and who to call

Every home in East Caln Township is in ZIP code 19335. The nearest library is Downingtown Library Company, 1.4 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in East Caln Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in East Caln Township.

Electricity

Power comes from PECO Energy

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of East Caln Township. Its homes paid an average of 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of PECO Energy’s home customers do, and PECO Energy still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Aqua Pa Uwchlan

Aqua Pa Uwchlan supplies East Caln Township: about 80% of residents live in its service area. Downingtown Water Authority serves another 12%. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Aqua Pa Main System as seller) and serves 35,518 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.9 ppb. That’s higher than 72% of similar systems’ latest results.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. PA1150035.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve East Caln Township

100% of 1,234 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless94%2,300/2,300
T-MobileFixed wireless75%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless22%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in East Caln Township

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in East Caln Township, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerThe town’s contract hauler picks up at the curb for every homeeastcalntownship.gov
What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

  • Aluminum and Tin cans
  • Glass Bottles/Jars
  • Plastics (Numbers 1 through 7)
  • Flattened Cardboard
  • Newspapers, magazines, sheets of paper and junk mail
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsOnce a monthThird Thursday of each month (except holiday weeks); items on curb by 5:00 am; no item over 250 pounds or 7 feet; mattresses must be in mattress bags; freon appliances need professional removal sticker
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pageeastcalntownship.gov →

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check eastcalntownship.gov →

From eastcalntownship.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

East Caln Township kids go to
K–510 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

East Caln Township is in Downingtown Area School District.

A+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

East Caln Township is in ZIP code 19335

ZIP codes where East Caln Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of East Caln TownshipZIP’s residents in East Caln Township
19335Downingtown, PA100%10%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in East Caln Township

Who supplies East Caln Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Aqua Pa Uwchlan (EPA ID PA1150035). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.2 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in East Caln Township?

PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve East Caln Township?

Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in East Caln Township?

19335. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is East Caln Township in?

Downingtown Area School District.

How do I register to vote in East Caln Township?

In Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Chester County Board of Elections. Check your registration at pavoterservices.pa.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: East Caln Township’s own website (eastcalntownship.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.